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PhD, Northwestern University
Communication Disorders
MA, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Communication Disorders
BS, Kansas State University
Communication Disorders
I chose an academic/research career because:
I wanted to be able to influence the practice and the direction
of the field as a whole.
What do you do in your career as a teacher, scholar,
and/or researcher?
I am Professor and Chair of my department at Saint Louis
University. Saint Louis University is a research university. Our
program offers both bachelor's and master's degrees in
speech-language pathology. I have been at Saint Louis University
since 1997 and was hired as an untenured Assistant Professor. I
have only been Chair of my department since 2005.
Before I became Chair, my primary responsibilities were
teaching, scholarly work, and some limited clinical supervision
of students. Because I work at a Catholic Jesuit university,
there is an emphasis on three stated equal aspects of being a
professor: scholarship, teaching, and service. Different
universities that I have been associated with have had different
priorities, but this emphasis on the use of scholarship for the
betterment of humankind and effective teaching fits in best with
why I became a college professor. I have taught courses in
cognitive-communication disorders, aphasia, motor speech
disorders, dysphagia, and neurological bases for
Since I became Chair, my teaching load is less, with teaching
only the cognitive-communication class and the aphasia class now.
My administrative responsibilities comprise 50% of my time now.
These responsibilities include oversight over departmental
budget, liaison for my department to the higher administration of
the university, evaluation and direction of the faculty and
staff, assignment of resources, oversight over academic and
clinical training of undergraduate and master's level
students, and providing scholarly and administrative leadership
for the department.
My primary scholarly work has been with the World Health
Organization (WHO) in the development and utilization of the 2001
International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and
Health (ICF). I began my work with the (WHO and the ICF in 1997
when the beta-1 version of the document was published. In 1999, I
was named by ASHA to be its representative liaison to the WHO for
the development of the ICF. The ICF is a classification system
that could improve the understanding of the effects of health
conditions on the functioning of individuals and populations. The
ICF can be used for statistical purposes (e.g., population
studies), for research (e.g., outcome studies), for clinical
needs (e.g., vocational assessment), and for social policy
development (e.g., social security planning). WHO plans for this
classification system to be used as a complement or partner with
the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Only by
looking at both the ICD and the ICF can a comprehensive picture
of the health of a population or an individual person be
determined. It is being actively considered by the federal
government for all federal and state health records, by private
insurance firms, and to guide research in order to be able to
capture and ultimately improve functional health status. In
addition, it is being actively implemented in countries around
the world.
I have worked with ASHA committees on the ICF being included
as the framework for the field in the Scope of Practice for
Speech-Language Pathology, Scope of Practice for Audiology, and
the Preferred Practice Patterns for the Profession of
Speech-Language Pathology. Since the ICF is in the scope of
practice documents for both speech-language pathology and
audiology, it is being used to guide other documents done by
ASHA. I am currently the Senior Consultant for the American
Psychological Association (APA) and the WHO for the development
of the clinical manual for the ICF, entitled the Procedural
Manual and Guide for Standardized Application of the ICF: A
Manual for Health Professionals. This book is intended for use
internationally by professionals such as therapists, social
workers, physicians, and nurses to ensure the reliable and valid
use of the ICF. Also included in my Senior Consultant role is
being the liaison for the APA for other professional
organizations, including the other therapy organizations, the
American Medical Association, and the American Nursing
My other two scholarly interests are in evidence-based
practice and health care ethics. I also have published and
presented concerning these two areas. I currently serve on
ASHA's Advisory Committee for Evidence-Based Practice, and
the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and
Science's Ethics Committee.
My work is highly rewarding and personally fulfilling because
it allows me to work toward improvement in the lives of persons
with communication disorders. On the research side, I have been
afforded the privilege of working with people from around the
world and those in vastly different fields from my own, such as
epidemiologists, health care economists, experts in medical
informatics, government and private health care administrators,
and disability rights advocates. My scholarship in these areas of
expertise has allowed me to present by myself and with colleagues
all over the world including Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
Greece, Germany, and Belgium. I also have been able to talk with
international audiences held in the United States. For example, I
am a consultant for a grant from the U.S. Department of State
that gave me the honor of speaking to a group of disability
advocates from Afghanistan about how the use of the ICF might
improve the conditions of those with disabilities in their
country. On the teaching side, I get to teach and influence
future speech-language pathologists. I feel morally responsible
to teach effectively since all of my students (approximately 200
master's students just since I have been at Saint Louis
University) will see many clients over the course of their
careers. When I see long-past students and they tell me they
think of what I taught them almost every day in their work, I am
further convinced that I have made the right career choice for
How did you get to the position you have today? What were
the key factors in your academic/research career
I went directly from my master's program to a doctoral
program. After I finished my course work in the doctoral program,
I started working full-time as a speech-language pathologist. My
first job was with children at an Easter Seals outpatient center.
Then I worked in a nursing home, rehabilitation hospital, and an
acute care hospital. For the last year of my doctoral studies, I
held a faculty position as an ABD (all but dissertation) at
Northern Illinois University. Thus, when I finished my PhD, I had
several years of clinical experience and, of course, my CFY
completed. After completing my PhD, I stayed at Northern Illinois
University for 1 year. I then became Clinic Director and Clinical
Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Disorders
at Cleveland State University and stayed in that job for 3 years.
My next position was a split position as head of speech pathology
and audiology at University Hospitals of Cleveland and also as an
Adjunct Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University.
In addition, I was an Adjunct Assistant Professor in two
departments in the Case Medical School, those being the
Departments of Neurology and Otolaryngology. Before I came to
Saint Louis University, I worked for 1 year as Regional
Rehabilitation Director for the state of Missouri for Life Care
Centers of America, a private nursing home chain.
Looking back, all of my experiences positively influenced me
both being a college professor and an administrator. My clinical
experiences were essential for helping me be a good instructor
and also my choice of research interests. My previous
administrative experiences were helpful in terms of assuming the
role of Chair of my department.
When I chose in high school to become a speech-language
pathologist, it was to become a PhD-level one. Thus, I never had
the two as separate career goals. This decision was heavily
influenced by the fact that I have a younger brother with autism.
In the time and area where I grew up, work with children with
autism was not well-developed. My parents were very frustrated by
this lack of a plan for my brother, and thus they started
enrolling him in various university-run grants. In addition, they
enrolled him for speech-language therapy in the Speech and
Hearing Clinic at the University of Kansas in Kansas City,
Kansas, which is where I grew up. My brother made his most
significant improvements under these programs, and I became
convinced that the cutting-edge work was being done in university
settings. Obviously, since then, I have come to realize the
cutting-edge work done by master's level speech-language
pathologists, but this early exposure to speech-language
pathology at a university level had a definite effect. My initial
career decision was reinforced as an undergraduate at Kansas
State University, which I still use as a model for being a caring
and supportive faculty member for students.
My childhood exposure to the pervasive devastating effects of
a communication disorder (in this case secondary to autism) has
had the most effect on my choice of research areas. I saw how the
medical system and educational system did not adequately and
comprehensively address the needs of persons with disabilities,
and thus I have chosen to look at broad systems issues such as
addressed by the ICF instead of looking at only specific aspects
of a specific disorder. By being in academic circles and also
having experience with administration, I thought that I could
best affect these changes.
What do you like most about your career?
There is a tie for "most" on this question. One of the
best things about my career is meeting and learning from
different people. I learn from interacting with other
professionals from around the globe, from my clients, and from my
students. It is among the most enriching professions in the
world. A tie for best thing is being able to feel that I am
making a positive difference in the world.
What do you like least about your career?
The possible downfall of having so many options, so many people
to meet, and so many possible things to do is that one can often
feel torn. One cannot do everything, but this type of job could
have you trying to do it because there are really no limits or a
point where you can say, "Well, that's all
done"-there is always more. In terms of being Chair, what I
miss most is not teaching as much.
Who are your heroes/heroines?
All of my life my main heroes have been my family. My grandfather
and grandmother, Matthew and Mae Bertha Carter, have two books
written about them and my aunts and uncles. One is for adults and
is written by Constance Curry and entitled Silver Rights, and the
other is for children written by Doreen Rappapport and is
entitled The School Is Not White! A True Story of the Civil
Rights Movement. In the 1960s in Mississippi, to get around
mandatory school desegregation, black parents were offered to
send their children to the "white" school if they
wanted. In all of Sunflower County, my eight aunts and uncles
were the only ones who took up that offer and were the only black
children in the school for many years. They, as was my mother who
was the oldest of 13 children, were sharecroppers-which was
really just a legal extension of slavery. As a result of their
actions, my grandparents were kicked off the plantation, shot at,
threatened constantly, and no one would employ them, or rent to
them. My grandparents, who never attended real schools but just
to third grade in church schools, fought back, and triumphed, as
did all of my uncles and aunts who now have very successful
careers. They followed politics closely, even when they could not
vote, and taught all their children they would be the last
generation of Carters to spend their lives on a plantation. My
grandmother was a gifted orator and spoke all across the country
before her death, including a book tour with Silver Rights. What
they taught me was that systems can be changed for the better if
one has faith and keeps focused on doing what needs to be done.
In a similar vein, my parents, Johnny and Edna Threats, also
taught me the value of fighting the good cause with their efforts
to do the best for my brother, Kenneth.
What advice would you give to an undergraduate or
master's student who expressed an interest in an
academic/research career in communication sciences and
Look to see what inspires you. It is difficult to get a PhD, not
primarily due to only academic rigor, but because it does not
provide you as much specific direction as one's previous
schooling, and thus one can easily become lost and adrift. In
terms of what inspires you, it may be a topic or a person or even
a client. If you feel so inspired, do not be intimidated that you
could never be your professors. Remember, they once knew no more
than you-they worked long and hard to be that picture of them you
see today. Once you have found your area of inspiration, seek out
mentors who will help you get where you want.
What was the best thing about your PhD program?
Being able to take courses outside of my major was crucial to my
successful PhD experience. In my case, my interest was in adult
neurogenic communication disorders, and thus in addition to
doctoral level communication disorders classes, I took courses
from the psychology department such as neuropsychology assessment
and psychopathology of aging.
If you did your PhD program or your early career years
all over again, what would you do differently?
Although I may not have always felt as such during my program,
looking back I cannot say that I would have done anything
How do you find balance between your professional
activities and your personal life? What do you do to
Any professional job can overwhelm you and take over all aspects
of your life. How you handle your life is up to you. An academic
position can be demanding, especially at a research-intensive
university when one is trying to get tenure. However, compared to
other professions, it actually has more flexibility than most.
For example, if you just want to get out of your office, you can
take an hour-long walk in the middle of the day. You have things
that you have to do in a given week, month, or year, but you can
schedule your life as you like. One colleague of mine here hates
mornings and so does not get here until noon every day. Now, he
does work until 2 a.m. sometimes, but that is his personal
lifestyle choice. I make time for my wife and children as well as
activities I enjoy, including reading, listening to jazz, and
sports. I do so much "other" that I often joke that I
have to come to work to get some rest!
What will you be doing 5 years from now? 10 years from
If you had asked me 10 years ago to predict what I would be doing
now, I would have not predicted accurately except to say that I
would be in an academic setting. Currently, I plan to continue my
current work with getting the ICF to be used not only across the
field but across all of the helping professions in order to
better provide intervention to those we serve. I also want to
continue promoting evidence-based practice and a deeper
examination of the ethical issues involved in our field.
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Helping smaller feedlots, dairies adhere to rules
By ANGELA RIECK-HINZ
In 2001, a partnership between the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Cattlemen's Association, USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, and Iowa State University initiated the Iowa Plan for Open Feedlots.
The goal of this plan was to help large, open feedlot operators (greater than 1,000 head) come into compliance with state and federal regulations for manure management and water quality. This program was quite successful at bringing large feedlots into regulatory compliance.
Now, nearly 11 years later, the same agencies and the Iowa State Dairy Association, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are initiating the Small Open Lot Plan. The goal of this effort is to assist open feedlots and small dairies in assessing feedlot and outdoor pen areas for potential runoff of manure and nutrients, and to implement practices and strategies to mitigate potential impacts on water quality.
Key Points
• It's not just big livestock operations that are being watched by the EPA.
• Small, open feedlots and small dairies have come under closer scrutiny.
• Iowa now has an outreach plan to help small farms on environmental issues.
As most other sectors of the livestock industry have come into compliance, smaller operators have historically been left out of those efforts because regulators have addressed large operations with the goal that these compliance efforts would address the majority of the concern.
However, in the past two years Iowa livestock operations, in particular, small open feedlots and small dairies have come under closer scrutiny by EPA. This is often done with "flyovers" and ensuing on-site inspections. The days of smaller producers thinking they are not on the regulatory radar screen are long gone.
Size of operation defined
In response to this scrutiny, the organizations have designed the Small Open Lot Plan to raise awareness about environmental issues on these small farms. For the purpose of this program, the term "small feedlots and dairy operations" is defined as beef or dairy livestock operations that house less than 1,000 animal units (less than 1,000 head beef or immature dairy or 700 head mature dairy) in a feedlot-type situation. Other sizes include:
• Medium CAFO. Once you've determined the size of your operation, you must determine your regulatory status. If your outdoor open lot or cow yard has between 300 and 999 cattle or dairy heifers, or 200 to 699 mature dairy cows, and manure or process wastewater (including milkhouse washwater) are discharging to a water of the U.S., you are classified as a medium-size concentrated animal feeding operation, or CAFO, and your operation needs the required manure controls, a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, a nutrient management plan and certain records kept.
If you are a medium CAFO, you are required to follow certain design criteria for containment of manure on your farm. Because smaller farms may have limited access to technical or financial resources, the design criteria are typically less stringent than requirements for large CAFOs.
• Small animal feeding operation. If your operation is smaller than a medium CAFO, you are not required to have a NPDES permit or a nutrient management plan unless designated to do so by DNR. However, you still can't allow manure to discharge to water sources, and you are required to follow certain separation distances for manure application.
Educational outreach will help
Because the Small Open Lot Plan is educational in nature, one of the first goals is to raise awareness about potential impacts of manure runoff. DNR has partnered with ISU Extension to place water quality testing kits in 20 counties. These kits are available for livestock producers to use to check water quality in streams below their feedlots and cow yards.
The kits will come with an instructional video and a fact sheet on water quality impacts. The results are confidential, and livestock producers are not required to share this information. This test can help identify if runoff is reaching the stream and the potential impact on aquatic life.
The second goal of this plan is to provide written material in the forms of manuals and fact sheets that can assist producers in making decisions on what kinds of manure control structures or management practices will help eliminate runoff from their feedlots.
In addition, ISU Extension will host several field days this year to look at demonstration sites that will highlight different structures and management practices. The demonstration events will also include information about technical and financial resources available.
All this information, including a list of ISU Extension offices that are offering the water quality kits, will be available through the Small Feedlot and Dairy Operations Web page, a subset of the Iowa Manure Management Action Group, at www.agronext.iastate.edu/immag/smallfeedlotsdairy.html.
Specific questions regarding this plan can be addressed to Shawn Shouse, ISU Extension ag engineer, at 712-769-2600, or Angie Rieck-Hinz, Extension program specialist, at 515-294-9590. You may also contact your area ISU Extension ag engineer, beef or dairy specialist, your local DNR field office, or the Iowa Cattlemen's Association for more details.
Rieck-Hinz is an Iowa State University Extension program specialist.
IMMAG: a 15-year partnership
This month marks the 15th anniversary of the Iowa Manure Management Action Group, better known as IMMAG. IMMAG was a concept born in 1997 to provide a comprehensive vehicle to deliver manure management information.
Fifteen years ago, Web pages were just beginning to be used as vehicles for information sharing. And while information on manure management existed, it was difficult to access, and just not a topic that garnered much positive attention.
As the livestock sector in Iowa changed during that time, it became apparent that a mechanism needed to evolve that could keep livestock producers in tune with changing regulations, up to date on the current research, and informed on best management practices that help ensure manure's value as a crop nutrient resource and not a waste product.
IMMAG began as state-level technical committee comprised of the livestock commodity groups, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University and other groups with the objectives to provide access to comprehensive information on manure management issues, develop relevant educational materials and provide them in a format that is easily accessible.
The third objective was accomplished with the creation of a Web page that has truly become a valued resource by livestock producers, agency staff and the general public. The site is so popular other states have emulated its design and information.
Now, 15 years later, what was supposed to be a short-term, one-year effort, has turned into a major outreach and education effort for ISU Extension and its partners. "It's hard to believe that after 15 years this Web page still exists," says Angie Rieck-Hinz, ISU Extension program specialist and IMMAG coordinator, "but our partners and our users tell us how valuable this resource is to them and continue to support this Web page and our educational and outreach efforts."
IMMAG also has hosted field days and training workshops over the years, as well as coordinated the development of countless fact sheets, newsletters and other educational pieces. "We will roll out a new look to our site in February," says Rieck-Hinz, "something that looks a little more like Iowa State and which will be more user-friendly and help prepare us for the future and, hopefully, the next 15 years". To learn more about IMMAG or to subscribe to the monthly e-newsletter, visit IMMAG at www.agronext.iastate.edu/immag/homepage.html.
Partners in the Small Open Lot
• Iowa Beef Center/Iowa Manure Management Action Group
• Iowa Cattlemen's Association
• Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
• Iowa Department of Natural Resources
• Iowa State Dairy Association
• Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
NEW PLAN: Several Iowa groups working together are introducing the Small Open Lot Plan. It's an educational outreach program to assist operators of small, open feedlots and dairies, to help them address environmental problems.
This article published in the February, 2012 edition of WALLACES FARMER.
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Artist One Night OnlySong title Bring Me Back Down (Live From Bush Hall, 2010)
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Artist One Night OnlySong title Bring Me Back Down (Live From Bush Hall, 2010)
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Dusit Thani Maldives Appoints Director of Sales & Marketing
Dusit International announces the appointment of Victoria Hilley, Director of Sales & Marketing, for their newest luxury property, Dusit Thani Maldives. With 18 years of experience in hospitality and tourism, Victoria leads sales and marketing for the island resort scheduled to open in early 2012.
"The Maldives is a unique luxury destination and it is a joy to represent in the market," says Victoria Hilley, Director of Sales & Marketing for Dusit Thani Maldives. "I look forward to being part of a team opening a resort with an original vision of delivering uncompromising Thai gracious hospitality to destination Maldives."
Located on Mudhdhoo Island in Baa Atoll, Dusit Thani Maldives is 35 minutes by seaplane from the capital Malé. Surrounded by a vibrant 360 degree coral reef and turquoise lagoon, Dusit Thani Maldives is a landmark addition to the company's global brand. Baa Atoll is not only home to the resort but also has the distinction of being a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.
Based in Bangkok, Victoria oversees sales and marketing for the 100 villa property featuring 46 Beach Villas, two Beach Residences, 30 Lagoon Villa with Pools, 20 Ocean Villas with Pools and two Ocean Pavilions. The resort boasts a treetop spa, the largest infinity pool in the Maldives (750 square metres), two bars, three restaurants and a dive centre.
Most recently Victoria was Group Director of Sales & Marketing for Universal Resorts in the Maldives, in charge of the overall sales and marketing performance of five luxury resort properties in the Indian Ocean: Kurumba Maldives, Kuramathi Maldives, Velassaru Maldives, Baros Maldives, and Labriz Silhouette Seychelles. Before the Maldives, Victoria spent eight years as Group Director of Sales & Marketing for Touchdown World Travel Group in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, an integrated tourism company with a luxury tour operation, yacht management and chartering, helicopter chartering and a luxury property development in Northern Borneo.
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Introduction: Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Leonard Leo, and I serve as Executive Vice President of the Federalist Society. On behalf of the directors, officers, and management of the Federalist Society, it is a privilege for me to welcome you this morning to our 2006 National Convention. For the next three days, we will explore a variety of fascinating and important issues dealing with constitutional law and legal policy. How these issues are ultimately resolved by courts and political institutions will have far-reaching impact on the lives of many, many Americans....
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Union contracts expired at 62 hotels in San Francisco on August 14, at 37 hotels in Chicago on August 31 at midnight, and are scheduled for renewal at a number of Los Angeles hotels in November. When contracts expired in 2004 in San Francisco, hotel employers and union employees were locked in a two-year stalemate that included a two-week worker strike. The contracts were eventually settled in 2006 when hoteliers signed a five-year deal, retroactive to 2004, with Unite Here Local 2, San Francisco, the union that represents hotel workers.
In Chicago, a press conference was scheduled to be held on Tuesday, September 1, to discuss the state of citywide hotel negotiations. "We are far from reaching a settlement with the companies," says Annemarie Strassel, spokeswoman for Unite Here Local 1 in Chicago.
In San Francisco, 9,000 hotel workers at 32 full-service hotels and 30 limited-service properties are working without a new contract. Negotiations are under way with many of the big chains, including Starwood, Hilton, and Hyatt, but are in the early stages, says Ian Lewis, research director, Unite Here Local 2. It's too early to predict whether there will be any strikes, lockouts, or other worker actions at any of these properties, he adds, but the union encourages planners to include force majeure language in their contracts.
The big issues for the union are healthcare benefits and workload. "Like hotel workers nationwide, Local 2 members have witnessed dramatic staffing reductions over the past year, resulting in increased workloads for those who remain working," states Lewis. The union does not want to see work standards rolled back because of the recession, he says.
In separate actions, worker demonstrations have occurred at the Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf and Le Meridien, where workers are looking into unionizing, Lewis adds.
In Chicago and Los Angeles, three-year contracts signed in 2006 are up for renewal. In Chicago, contracts at 37 hotels were set to expire on August 31, affecting 7,500 hotel workers. Talks between Unite Here Local 1 and hoteliers have just begun, says Strassel.
In Los Angeles, contracts expire for about 25 hotels and 8,000 workers on November 30, says Tom Walsh, president, Unite Here Local 11. Talks have not yet begun for those hotels. However, negotiations are under way with the Bel Air Hotel, which is closing for a two-year renovation. The union wants to make sure that current employees get their jobs back when the hotel reopens since management has indicated that it will hire new, nonunion employees at that time, explains Walsh.
The last two rounds of negotiations for Local 11 have been rocky. In 2006, the union signed a three-year deal after several months of stalemate. In 2004, negotiations dragged on for more than a year and ended after workers went on a two-day strike. This time around, maintaining health benefits and wages are the main issues, says Walsh.


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Pioneering peace activist Yoko Ono has spent the past sixty years exploring themes of how to live without conflict with the environment, or each other. Through her work in performance, music, video and conceptual art, she focused the world's attention on these important issues. One of the most influential artists of our time, Yoko Ono celebrates her 80th birthday in 2013 with a major retrospective of her work at the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt. The exhibition takes a particularly close look at Ono's works from the sixties and seventies, including her influence on Fluxus, Conceptual and Performance Art.
One of Art Forum's critic's picks in 2010, emerging New York artist Charles Lutz created 'Artificial Tree' (Brillo Tree) in association with The Andy Warhol Museum, at the Carnegie Museum of Art in December 2012. His first solo show 'Ends and 'Means' opens this month at C24 Gallery in New York, and continues his exploration into ideas of authenticity and value in the modern art market. His particular focus is on the 2008 financial crisis, exploring financial peril and monetary transience, through found objects and ready-mades.
Yoko Ono – Half-a-Wind Show
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Until now, design patterns for the MapReduce framework have been scattered among various research papers, blogs, and books. This handy guide brings together a unique collection of valuable MapReduce patterns that will save you time and effort regardless of the domain, language, or development framework you're using. Each pattern is explained in context, with pitfalls and caveats clearly identified to help you avoid common design mistakes when modeling your big data architecture. This book also provides a complete overview of MapReduce that explains its origins and implementations, and why design patterns are so important. All code examples are written for Hadoop. Summarization patterns: get a top-level view by summarizing and grouping data Filtering patterns: view data subsets such as records generated from one user Data organization patterns: reorganize data to work with other systems, or to make MapReduce analysis easier Join patterns: analyze different datasets together to discover interesting relationships Metapatterns: piece together several patterns to solve multi-stage problems, or to perform several analytics in the same job Input and output patterns: customize the way you use Hadoop to load or store data "A clear exposition of MapReduce programs for common data processing patterns--this book is indespensible for anyone using Hadoop." --Tom White, author of Hadoop: The Definitive Guide
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NEW YORK -- People who live along the Hudson River in New York and New Jersey are used to seeing big boats -- but not like this.
A 557-foot super yacht called Eclipse overshadows everything else on the water - even the cruise ship it's docked near.
The Eclipse is the biggest private yacht in the world with nine decks, 30 cabins, two helipads, a swimming pool, luxury spa and a submarine.
As for the cost - the Eclipse set its owner back $1.5 billion.